About us

Cherry Orchard House is a charming and comfortable 19th century three storey home and garden decorated in the English country style with all modern conveniences. The garden is very private and is particularly lovely in the spring and summer. This detached house is situated on the outskirts Rushden, Northamptonshire, close to the Bedfordshire border. It lies midway between Bedford, and Northampton and is two miles from the village of Sharnbrook. Local facilities include a There is a 9-hole golf course and driving range 1km away, a public park, and a swimming pool. The Rushden Fitness and Health Centre is directly opposite the house.

London is just an hour away by train via Bedford, and many other places of interest are also nearby.Oxford and Cambridge are both less than 60 minutes drive and Stratford upon Avon is 90 minutes.

Bedford, Bedfordshire’s county town, is a thriving market town dissected by the beautiful river Ouse which is well used by the town’s many rowing clubs and pleasure boats.  Northampton, Northamptonshire’s county town, lies on the river Nene.  It too is a busy market town and has many historic buildings.  It also has excellent theatre facilities and a very lively music scene. Sharnbrook is a typical English village that has a theatre, three pubs, a busy tennis club, cricket club, two football clubs and a bowling club.

Northamptonshire is known as the ‘Rose of the Shires’ because of its lovely rural countryside and also as the ‘County of Spires and Squires’ in reference to its many beautiful old churches and its wealth of stately homes.  Althorp House, Princess Diana’s ancestral home and burial place is only a 35 minute drive from Rushden. 

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Teacher Profiles
At The Cherry Orchard Language Studio you now have a choice of two teachers. Greta’s background is primarily academic, Mary’s is in the world of business and IT.

Greta Hill, B.A., T.E.F.L., E.S.O.L.
Greta Hill has had over 30 years experience, both at home and abroad, of teaching English to students of all ages and nationalities. Greta holds a 1st. Class Honours degree in English Literature and Cultural Studies. She also trained as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language (T.E.F.L. & E.S.O.L.) and taught for many years in Athens, Greece, where she worked for the British Council, as well as teaching privately. Her students were from all walks of life and included foreign diplomats, government ministers and their families and many professional business people.

Greta enjoys a full and varied social life.  Her interests include:
Music: -particularly live music performances of blues, jazz, classical, folk, Celtic and world music
Dancing: Argentine tango & CEROC
Gardening
Walking in the countryside
Reading
Visits to the theatre, opera and ballet

 

Mary Maynard, B. Sc., C.E.L.T.A.
Mary Maynard has a Bachelor of Science degree from Bath University, England and a Certificate in English Language Teaching from Bell School of Languages, Cambridge. After university Mary trained as a computer systems analyst and spent 20 years working in banking and insurance in London, New York and Bermuda, latterly becoming a successful independent computer contractor. A few years ago Mary switched her career to teaching and is now a computer and English language teacher. Mary lives in Sharnbrook with her husband and two children who are presently studying at university. 

Mary’s hobbies and interests are:
Tennis and gym
Theatre and opera
Foreign languages and cultures. 

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multicultural class

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